Gluten

Gluten, a stretchy protein found in wheat, barley, rye and oats, and the problems it can cause, have been increasingly in the spotlight for the past few years. Grocery stores are installing special gluten-free sections, and restaurants are offering gluten-free menus; but many people don't know who would benefit from a gluten-free diet or why.

Aimee Blume / Special to the Courier & Press The hardest items to bake without gluten are yeast-risen breads; Faulkner uses her own special blends of non-wheat grain flours to make soft, chewy breads with the fiber, nutrition and flavor often missing in gluten-free products.

Nancy Faulkner opened Gluten Free Goodies this spring, after devoting years to finding ways to make delicious baked goods without wheat.